Gud, please, I know this is hard to accept as true but you are loved and valued by all of us here.

Ugh. I know that feeling. Sometimes I can re-focus on how ugly a lot of the fashion is and why it doesn't work for so many bodies, but it doesn't always work on the brain weasels.

I still remember the feeling I had at one point a couple years ago where I was happy with my weight and was super able to be like "these clothes don't fit or aren't flattering" rather than "my body is terrible". And even though I can't often recapture that these days, knowing I did have it at one point is so key. If that makes sense.

Weekend update! I had a nice weekend. I very reluctantly went to a retirement event for 4 of my doctors on the west coast of Florida. I was reluctant because I know the people in that region are very much opposed to my political positions and I worried about any political conversation so soon after the election. It ended up being a great time. All the doctors and staff were delightfully surprised that we attended. We were the only non-staff and family attendees. Many hugs and really felt loved. The best of many nice moments was one of the retiring doctors telling us that he plans to devote his time and energy now in global warming initiatives. Mentioned that you can't live in Florida and not understand that it is our biggest danger. Wow! This is a man who was miserable after Obama was elected because he was going to tank the stock market and bankrupt physicians. I didn't have a lot of time to talk to him because of event activities, but that was a shocker.

Then after the party I stopped to see my siblings and collect some boxes of my mother's stuff. My sibs have no interest in the antiques and books that I treasure. One of the things my ex-SIL (brother's ex wife now lives with him, long story) brought out was a set of 3 nested pottery bowls. I hadn't seen them in decades, probably because they are so absurdly heavy that Mom probably packed them away because of her hand strength. I was flooded with memories of all the meals which included these bowls on the table. It was a bit overwhelming. I've had them sitting on my counter awaiting being cleaned up and figuring out where I am going to put them. It just fills my heart to look at them. A picture of the largest bowl. I see it filled with Mom's macaroni salad or mashed potatoes when I look at it. [link]

Timelies all!

What everyone said, Gud.

Happy Birthday Jessica!

Wife of Gud is such a horrible human being.

She's mistaken her husband for her slave.

Gud, I repeat Jesse's suggestion of checking out link. I think you deserve to be reassured by professionals.

A low pressure warning on a tire is NOT an emergency. Nor does it need another person to check and/or fix.

Gud, you are a wonderful and caring human being and a lot of people here care about you. Your wife's treatment is unacceptable and unreasonable.

Aw, Stan Lee passed away. 95 years old.

{{{Gud}}} You obviously care about your family and deserve to live and forgetting your cell phone does not mean you don't.

Pretty, Laura! I'm glad you have them.

Aw, Stan Lee passed away. 95 years old.

I really hope he filmed a LOT of cameos ahead of time. I assume his cameos are shot for Captain Marvel and Avengers 4, but after that...it's just going to be sad to see the first Marvel movie without a Stan Lee cameo.